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Friday, October 24, 2014

It is with a bit of sadness that we begin this post. After many years of sharing inspiring projects and being inspired by YOU, the Card Makin' Mamas Challenge is now closed.

We have been blessed by our wonderful Design Team Members, past and present. They have created, challenged and grown right along with the CMM Challenge and we wish them the best in their creative futures!

We have appreciated all that you have shared with us - your projects, your comment love and encouragement and could not have been a successful challenge blog without you! Thank you so much!

We have been fortunate to have had wonderful sponsors, donating images and product to our Designers over the years and offering generous prizes for our participants. Thank you for your support!

You may miss the CMM Challenge (we know we will!), but there are lots of company challenge blogs and many others that list through Paper Playful (link in sidebar). We're sure that you'll find more than a few that are just your style!The CMM Facebook Group will be open, so feel free to continue posting and sharing your projects and craft related information there (link in sidebar)!

The winner and Design Team Favorites for our final challenge are below.

I was absolutely enthralled by this card. Love the cream and black colour way and I must admit to never seeing a shabby chic Halloween card before. The background which was created with texture paste is fabulous, gorgeous flowers and even the spider looks great!

Friday, October 3, 2014

Janice, the owner of Scrapper's Delights, is a designer living in the UK. She loves card making, creating and using digital images - no rubber marks!At Scrapper's Delights you'll find high quality, 300dpi, images for printing and even designs just for web use. If you love fantasy, fairies and sassy girls, you'll be sure to find lots to love here!

We hope you enjoyed the last challenge and are ready to create and inspire with this one:

CMM90 | Mini Cards or Tags

This challenge YOU choose the theme

and create MINI CARDS (smaller than A2 - 4.25" x 5.5")

or TAGS (any size). Easy peasy.

Enjoy the paper eye candy designed by our talented Mojo Mamas!

Please remember to follow the guidelines and only 2 entries per person.

On first glance this card looked simple enough, but when looking further you see the finer details of embossed paneling, layering and the smart use of our 3 requested metals. The stamped image although subtle is perfect on your layout.

A stunning card. The focal point is a lovely picture which has been framed so beautifully but still retaining the masculine looks with the papers and embellishments. Love the way it folds out with every page beautifully finished off. Fab attention to detail Lena.

LUNAGIRL IMAGES was born in 2004 when two people “married” their ephemera collections and began to digitize, restore, alter, and embellish our old pictures, vintage photos, Victorian cards, and other antique ephemera for others (like you!) to use and enjoy. Why "Lunagirl"? I've always been a moon girl, and when I had to choose an online nickname this just popped into my head!

Karen and Michael (that's us!) founded Lunagirl Images to offer high-quality images for home crafters and artists. We currently publish more than 50 fine quality image CDs and over 300 original digital collage sheets which I have designed. I currently run the business myself (Karen) and do most of the design and production work, as Michael has pursued his calling as a teacher. I have found my second calling in digital design and restoration (my first being history, folklore, and mythology!).

For this challenge we are looking for VINTAGE elements, ephemera, antique colors

OR

SHABBY CHIC distress, lace findings and feminine antique colors.

Your choice! Be sure to ask any questions in the comments below.

Enjoy the paper eye candy designed by our talented Mojo Mamas!

Please remember to follow the guidelines and only 2 entries per person.

Mitzi Sato-Wiuff is the artist that designs "...fairies, mermaids, macabre, steampunk, ballet & more..." This is the tagline of her website and only hints at the wonderful images and creations she dreams up! Please visit her 'About' page to learn more about this visionary artist and her work.

Mitzi has generously donated a prize of $10 of digis from her shop - winner's choice!

We hope you enjoyed the last challenge and are ready to create and inspire with this one:

CMM88 | Precious Metals x3We want to see your metal...times 3!Your metal can be metallic paper, fibres, embellishments, embossing powders, even actual metal!You must use 3 metals/metallic items on your CARD.Glitter/Glitter Glue does NOT count as a metal for this challenge.

Friday, August 29, 2014

We hope you've enjoyed our summer break and are looking forward to seeing and creating lovely paper goodness as much as we are!

We couldn't have such a successful and long standing challenge blog without you! (CMM was created by Jessica Fitzgerald and has been around since 2007!)

THANK YOU for playing along with and supporting our challenges! Visiting and purchasing from our wonderful sponsors, leaving comment love here and on our designers' blogs and sharing our challenges are wonderful ways that you show your appreciation.

We feel the love.

New challenges, generous sponsors and lots of gorgeous eye candy are in store for the CMM challenge!

Watch for more announcements as we get closer to our first AB (After Break...lol) challenge.

Monday, June 23, 2014

You've probably notice it's been quiet on the CMM Challenge...We have appreciated the emails.

It's time for a break! All of our Designers and work behind the scenes people are volunteers. It takes a LOT of TIME to design, take pictures, find sponsors, write the blog posts, answer emails...I'm sure you get the picture. All of this and try to keep a semblance of a life outside of crafting (Is there life outside of crafting?!)...it's hard work! LOL

***The CMM Challenge will be on a break until the end of August.***

That means there will be no challenges until the beginning of September.

HOWEVER, you may see tutorials, ideas, inspirations and other crafty love on occasion (no promises, but it could happen!). Be sure to join the CMM Facebook Group - where you'll hear everything first! We don't want you miss anything!

And, of course, feel free to visit the Mojo Mamas to see what craftiness they have gotten themselves into!

Sunday, June 15, 2014

THANK YOUto The East Wind
for sponsoring our challenge and generously donating a prize!
Be sure to show your appreciation by visiting the shop and like their Facebook page.
There's something for everyone at The East Wind!

The rainbow-ness of this card really grabbed my attention. I usually prefer more layers, but I love the way you incorporated our challenge theme using the rainbow sentiment and the way you lined up the rainbow hearts washi tape, Marie!

Thanks for a fabulous challenge!

If you would like to be considered for a DT Fave create your card following the guidelines and theme of the challenge, take well lit pictures and show us your best work!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Here's a little about The East Wind designs and Unky, the artist, from her Etsy site:

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"A strong cold East Wind is blowing,The children, looking out the nursery window, see Mary Poppins arrive, not in a normal way, but blown along by the East Wind, carried over the gate of the house, and put down at the front door. "

I am a Vancouver based artist with graphic design background.

'The East Wind' is inspired from my favorite book Mary Poppins.

The East Wind shop is providing digital stamps and clips at the moment.